Problepsis albidior Warren, 1899

Xue, Dayong, Cui, Le & Jiang, Nan, 2018, A review of Problepsis Lederer, 1853 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from China, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 4392 (1), pp. 101-127 : 103-105

Problepsis albidior Warren, 1899

Figs 1 , 31 , 52, 73, 92

Problepsis albidior Warren, 1899a , Novit. zool., 6: 33. Syntypes, India: Kulu.

Diagnosis. The species can be distinguished by the following characters: the male antenna is bipectinate, and filiform at terminal one-fourth, the pectinations are about three times the diameter of the shaft; the vertex is black; the hind tarsus of the male is about one-third to two-fifths the length of the tibia; the ocellus of the forewing is rounded, consists of a silvery inner ring, two short slivery lines, and two small black patches on both sides of CuA1; the ocellus of the hind wing is oval, white centrally encircled by greyish brown scales and a slivery ring. In the male genitalia, the fused socii are short and conoid; the apex of the tegumen has acute spines on the internal margin; the valvula and sacculus are narrow and long, the apex of the latter is hook-like; the aedeagus is bifurcate at terminal half, and one of the projection has several small teetch at apex; the cornuti are absent on the vesica. In the female genitalia, the right side of the anterior part of the ductus dursae is connected with the middle sclerite of the signum.

Material examined. CHINA: Gansu ( IZCAS): 1♀, Wenxian, Bikou, 620 m, 15–16.VIII.2014, coll. Ban Xiaoshuang et al. ; 1 ♂ 1♀, Wenxian, Bikou conservation station, 645 m, 6–7.VIII.2016, coll. Cheng Rui et al., IZCAS slide no. Geom-04590, 0 4591. Anhui ( IZCAS): 1♀, Huang Shan, 6.IX.2006, coll. Zhang Yanzhuo .

Zhejiang ( IZCAS): 2 ♂, Hangzhou , 27.V.1976, 28.VI.1976, coll. Chen Ruijin ; 1♀, Ningpo , VI.1941. Hubei ( IZCAS) : 1♀, Xingshan, Longmenhe, 670 m, 22.VI.1993, coll. Yao Jian; 1♀, Shennongjia, Guanmenshan, 1240 m, 23.VII.1998, coll. He Junjian. Hunan (IZCAS): 1 ♂, Mang Shan, 2.VII.1981 ; 2♀, Yizhang , 20.VI.1981, 21.IX.1981 ; 1 ♂ 5♀, Changsha , 11.VI.1956. Fujian ( IZCAS) : 1♀, Wuyi Shan, Tongmu , 27.VII.1979, coll. Song Shimei ; 1♀, Wuyi Shan, Sangang , 700 m, 29.V.2006, coll. Wang Jiashe ; 1♀, Longyan, Gutian, 8.VII.2012, coll. Wang Zhibo et al. (presented by insect specimen room of Nankai University). Guangdong ( IZCAS) : 1♀, Shixing, Chebaling, 365–401 m, 22–26.VII.2008, coll. Chen Fuqiang. Hainan ( IZCAS): 6 ♂, Ledong, Jianfengling, 934 m, 27.VIII.1981, 14–17.XII.2007, coll. Li Jing et al. ; 3 ♂ 1♀, Ledong, Jianfengling, Tianchi, 810–982 m, 30.III.2008, 23–26.XI.2008, 12–13.V.2013, coll. Cheng Rui et al., IZCAS slide no. Geom-03424, 03425; 1 ♂ 1♀, Lingshui , Diaoluo Shan, 920 m, 3.V.2007, 30.III.2008, coll. Han Hongxiang et al., IZCAS slide no. Geom-04592 ; 1 ♂, Wuzhi Shan, Shuiman , 730–900 m, 9.V.2007, coll. Lang songyun ; 1 ♂, Wuzhi Shan, 727 m, 6.XII.2007, coll. Li Jing ; 1 ♂, Bawangling, Dongliu Linchang, 630–750 m, 20.XII.2007, coll. Li Jing. Guangxi ( IZCAS): 3♀, Guilin, Yanshan, 19.VI.1984, 11, 25.VI.1985, coll. Li Tianshan ; 1 ♂, Mao’er Shan, Gaozhai , 448 m, 13–15.VIII.2012, coll. Yang Chao . Sichuan ( IZCAS) : 3 ♂, Emei Shan, Qingyinge , 800–1000 m, 17–18.VII.1957, 19.IX.1957, coll. Zhu Fuxing et al., IZCAS slide no. Geom-03426 ; 3 ♂, Xichang , 29.VII.1980, coll. Zhang Baolin ; 1 ♂, Dukou , 22.VIII.1980, coll. Zhang Baolin ; 1♀, Fengdu, Shiping, 610 m, 5.X.1994, coll. Song Shimei; 1 ♂, Dechang, Dezhou, Daping, 1530 m, 21–23.VIII.2016, coll. Ban Xiaoshuang. Yunnan ( IZCAS): 1 ♂, Yangbi, Yuejin, 1500 m, 29.VII.1980 ; 3 ♂, Baoshan, Baihualing, 1520 m, 11–13.VIII.2007, coll. Wu Chunguang et al., IZCAS slide no. Geom-04589. Tibet (IZCAS): 1♀, Mêdog, Yarang, 1091 m, 20–23.VIII.2006, coll. Lang Songyun, IZCAS slide no. Geom-04595.

Distribution. China (Gansu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet), Japan, India, Indonesia.

Figures

FIGURES 1–22. Adults of Problepsis. 1, P. albidior, male, Yunnan; 2–3, P. eucircota, male, Zhejiang, 2, upperside, 3, underside; 4–5, P. stueningi sp. nov., male, holotype, Gansu, 4, upperside, 5, underside; 6, P. vulgaris, male, Tibet; 7, P. paredra, male, Sichuan; 8. P. subreferta, male, Yunnan; 9, P. batangnensis sp. nov., male, holotype, Sichuan; 10, P. plagiata, male, Shaanxi; 11, P. apollinaria apollinaria, male, Hainan; 12–13, P. delphiaria auriculifera, male, Hainan, 12, upperside, 13, undside; 14, P. transvehens, male, Guangdong; 15–17, P. conjunctiva, male, 15, Tibet, 16–17, Hainan; 18, P. crassinotata, Tibet; 19–20, P. diazoma, male, Fujian, 19, upperside, 20, underside; 21–22, P. discophora discophora, male, Beijing, 21, upperside, 22, underside. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURES 31–39. Male genitalia of Problepsis. 31, P. albidior, Sichuan; 32, P. eucircota, Jiangxi; 33, P. stueningi sp. nov., holotype, Gansu; 34, P. vulgaris, Tibet; 35, P. paredra, Gansu; 36. P. subreferta, Yunnan; 37, P. batangnensis sp. nov., paratype, Sichuan; 38, P. plagiata, Shaanxi; 39, P. apollinaria apollinaria, Hainan. Scale bar = 1 mm.